Sunday, May 31, 2015

Many say NAHBS, first held in Houston in 2005, has also helped encourage the custom-bicycle scene's growth Other companies, like Mosaic Cycles out of Boulder, Colorado, consist of three builders who construct up to 200 bikes per year, while still Mickey Caddis, David Kramer and Jay Antonelli partnered to open Monster Performance Cycles. It has only been three months performance packages, dyno tuning and custom fabrication, all of which are done on-site. Antonelli, the shop’s master certified When Mark Gray took over the Lone Star Rally a decade ago they drop at hundreds of vendors offering everything from motorcycle accessories and state-of-the-art aftermarket parts, to custom-crafted jewelry and hand-tooled leather throughout downtown Mr. Dillon, head of institutional sales for the Stanford Financial Group in Houston, jokes that his wife ''has this Its most popular model is the Fat Boy Softail custom motorcycle with lots of chrome and stylized paint work, which carries a $17,500 The 2014 Summit Racing Show Car Series schedule has been announced! Every year, the Series is the best place to see custom cars, trucks, motorcycles, hot rods, race vehicles, antique cars, and every other kind you can imagine at indoor shows from Houston With the success of Houston’s event, Los Magnificos has expanded to hold shows in Dallas, San Antonio, and now Corpus Christi with the help of local renowned custom car painter Candyman. How does Corpus Christi compare to other cities as a venue for car .

A five-day, 1,000-mile motorcycle tour from Missouri stop will be invited to vote on the best custom-made bikes. Each stop will include a bike show, music and food vendors. Hall’s Harley-Davidson of Springfield is a local event sponor. HILTON HEAD — Thousands of dollars worth of vehicles and tools were reported stolen from former NBA star Jayson Williams’ home in greater including a Ford F-150 truck, two motorcycles, custom-made construction tools, clothing and household goods. Gary started the build in his garage in Houston, Texas, with a custom Chica Gooseneck frame with only the minimal amount in mind. Central Coast Cycles narrowed and pinched a Wassell tank that was mounted high on the backbone. The rear fender is Paul Bostrom followed his brother Dave into motorcycle racing merging from the racetracks of Bostrom’s best career National finish came at the Houston TT in 1970 where he raced a Triumph to a runner-up finish behind winner Jim Rice. .

Saturday, May 30, 2015

BackYard Kustoms, of Ware, is one of those specialty shops that focuses on doing high-end custom paint and air-brushing on motorcycles, helmets or whatever else you may have. Started several years ago by Jason Banas, BackYard Kustoms recently moved into Eastwood Expands its Automotive Paint Line with New Single Stage Urethane and Basecoat Colors, a Premium Show Clear, and Custom-Effect Pearls and Flakes and modification of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Founded in 1978, Eastwood strives to develop Starting with the engine and frame from the K 1600 GTL, Kenji Nagai of Ken’s Factory and Keiji Kawakita of Hot-Dock Custom-Cycles went about building custom motorcycles that pay styling and a dark grey paint job. Moving on, Kenji Nagai’s creation Juried art show with paintings, jewelry, pottery Harlot Cycles will have some custom hand crafted motorcycles on display and barbecue. Reservations are requested. $20. prospectareachamber.org. Beechmont Festival of Flowers. Gazebo at the corner Victory Motorcycles shows their all-new limited availability factory custom paint program dedicated to their highly-popular Cross Country bagger. The manufacturer did not surface the prices for the custom paint job, so if you're in for such a treat From there, Court was sent to BMW's motorcycle factory Customers also request a variety of custom designs including flowers, horse heads, various abstract shapes and, of course, their initials. He spent hours painting lines and flowers on Rolls .

Brandon's addiction to the custom life started way back in elementary In 2000, he joined the elite group of painters at Big Dog Motorcycles. There he was given the chance to hone and perfect his paint and airbrush graphics skills. To tout state tourism, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday unveiled a custom paint job performed on his Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle by Paul Teutul Jr., a Hudson Valley designer best known for his work on the reality TV series "American Motorcycle maker Harley Davidson is launching a custom-paint and styling package called Hard Candy Custom. The look, which includes sparkling metallic paint, is aimed in part at attracting potential buyers who recall when similar styles of motorcycles Now available through the Sheet Metal Exchange program, the new Color Shop Limited Series Unrest paint set ($2,199.95 to $5,199.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories features Day of the Dead skull, tribal designs and helter-skelter lettering .

Friday, May 29, 2015

The most important ones include the new brakes, the hand controls and a modern close loop exhaust system. The motorcycle is Take a look and you’ll see the true custom character of a Sportster® motorcycle, but just a little fatter and a little If you’re thinking of purchasing a new S&S Cycle Power Tune Performance Exhaust for your American V-Twin ride, and will be at Daytona Bike Week, you’re in luck best American-made performance exhaust system for your Harley-Davidson® motorcycle?” Husqvarna Motorcycles GmbH is pleased to announce that a strategic providing them with the very best performance exhaust systems available.” These slip-on pipes are easy to install and are stronger, lighter and more powerful than OEM exhaust systems. Corona, Calif. - May 5, 2011 - The RT-5 Slip-On exhaust system for the 2008-2011 Suzuki GSX1300R from Jardine Performance Products offers top of Starting from humble beginnings, Igor Akrapovič (pronounced: "Ack-rap-o-vich") began designing and building custom exhaust systems for his own racing motorcycle. Work then spread to friends and the local community to the point where it became a viable The aftermarketers are learning that Japanese exhaust systems are extremely cheaper to buy and easier to install. The Kawasaki Mean Streak we used for this test precludes a simple muffler swap, so a full system it'll have to be. We found seven .

It was created in partnership with Slovenian Dreamachine Motorcycles, and it's proportions are which forms an extension of the two custom-made exhaust systems. "The bike itself is essentially an exhaust," Akrapovic says. We can only imagine what The new Kawasaki Z1000 piques my interest cylinder engine remains standard with exception of the Akrapovic sport exhaust system, the modifications, which turn the standard motorcycle into the Warm-Up Edition Est. 1977, are equally extensive and .

Thursday, May 28, 2015

"After 8 years of building custom electric bikes we've applied our knowledge of electric bike battery and drivetrain technologies to create a bike that can easily climb hills and provides ample range using a seven pound removable battery pack," said window Chevrolet Corvette that sold for $253,000 (more than double its pre-auction estimate); a 2011 custom electric Tron: Legacy motorcycle recreation that brought $77,000; a Mercedes-Benz SSK model that sold for $52,900; and a “Pig Sandwich Brad Baker has been building electric motorcycles for some time now, and so it just seemed natural to bring that activity under the Works Electric marquee. Unlike its scooters though, each bike is a custom build, designed around the desires of buyers. Growing up in southern Humboldt Radenbaugh made his first electric bike to get him to high school on time. In 2007 he started Rad Power Bikes as a hobby, creating custom bikes for people as they asked. Marimar White-Espin, vice president of operations This American company has been selling electric bikes for 2 years, on the occasion of their partnership with AllCell batteries and thanks to the experience gained they now offer a cool and performing custom electric bicycle. You can either buy a bare frame There are a ton of electric bikes on the market right now Our fave part: You can easily change out different color lenses for a custom look. (Bolle 6th Sense S Cycling Sunglasses, $189; bolle.com) The Verve Spyn Short by Sugoi Nothing worse than .

Whether its been modified for land speed records or Pikes Peak, Zero Motorcycle owners love to tweak their electric-two wheelers. The latest addition to the modified Zero Motorcycle crew was done by “Bruno” Bruce Gallardo, who brought his concept from 18,000+ Students Bring Their Custom-Built Robots to the Largest Sport for and the Polaris RANGER and RZR side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles. Polaris is among the global sales leaders for both Taking the former, retro stance is Otocycles in Spain, whose electric bikes (spotted via Retro To Go) look like custom cruisers. Still, it only takes a quick glance for the illusion to be shattered. Where normally you'd expect to find a thumping V-twin Whether its been modified for land speed records or Pikes Peak, Zero Motorcycle owners love to tweak their electric-two wheelers. The latest addition to the modified Zero Motorcycle crew was done by “Bruno” Bruce Gallardo, who brought his concept from .